St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-25
W. z. McGarrigIe, the Noted Chicago
Boodler, Gets Away From Good
Natured Sheriff.
The Theory Advanced That He Was
Kidnapped by Other Members Of
the Doodle Gang.
But the Indications Point to a Carefully
Prearranged Programme of Flight
by McGarrigle.
Shellenberger, the Nebraska Child MUIR
derer, Strung Up by His Indignant
German Neighbors.

capped. All day to-day every available
policeman and detective in Chicago was
TRYING vainly to find him, the former
chief of police of the city. kilograms
have been sent all over the country in
the hope of heading him off, but, not
withstanding these efforts towards his
recapture, little hope is entertained that
he will ever again be in the custody
Of the people of Cook county,
at whose unlawful expense he thrOve
and fattened for years. Last evening
Sheriff Matson drove up to the county
Jail in his buggy, got out and disap-
peared in the building, reappearing in
a few moments with McGarrigle. The
two entered the vehicle and drove
north. Their destination was McGar-
rigle's house on Race street, Lake
View. Upon arriving there Sheriff
Matson and his charge dismOunted and
entered the house. McGarrigle greeted
his wife and children very af-
fectionately, and all entered the front
room. In a few moments McGarrigle
went upstairs to see the baby, Sheriff
MatSon remaining down stairs in the
front room. Although McGarrigle was
out of sight, he was not out Of the hear
ing of the sheriff, who heard him talk
ing in the room upstairs. Presently he
descended and said he would like to
take bath Back of the front room in
which Sheriff MatSOn had remained was
a parlOr bedroom, and off this
THE BATH ROOM.
McGarrigle went into the back room
accompanied by his wife, closed the
door and Sheriff Watson heard Mrs.
McGarrigle tell the domestic to bring
McGarrigle some clean clothing. Sheriff
Watson could hear the water running
in the bath. He waited until he thought
liberal time had elapsed
for the bath, and then asked
McGarrigle'S little girl, who had
remained in the room with him, to tell
her father he must hasten. The child
went to deliver the message, entered
the back room and didn't re-appear.
When, after a considerable time, the
little girl hadn't returned, the sheriff for
the first time grew suspicious that
something was wrong and stepped to
the door that separated the front parlOr
from the bedroom, knocked and called
McGarrigle. NOreSpOnse was returned
and, upon entering the bed room, Mrs.
McGarrigle said that her husband must
be still in the bath. The sheriff made
at once for the bath room and on enter
ing saw that McGarTigle had at once
changed his wardrobe and had not been
in the bath. Then came
A HASTY SEARCH
through the rooms, looking over and
under the beds and in the clothes
closets, but McGarrigle had disappeared
entirely The sheriff ran out of the
house, searched the yard and outhOuSes
and finally went through the neighbOr-
ing yards, but he was unable to find
trace of his prisoner. Finally the sheriff
hastened to the nearest station,
and the police of the entire
city were soon aroused. Detectives
by scores began to scOur the city and
every policeman was ordered to remain
on duty indefinitely, i'll the hope that
some of them might be fortunate
enough to run across the eX-warden.
The reason for taking McGarrigle home
from Jail is found in the fact that States
Attorney Grinnell, for reasons of his
own, has frequent consultations with
McGarTigle, most of them outside of the
Jail. 1t was arranged that the two
should meet at McGarrigle'S house last
night. The states attorney, from some
cause, could not keep the engagement.
The bath room episode enSued, and to-
night hundreds of officers, bound by the
very oath he himself administered to
them, are hunting McGarrigle down.
w. K. McGarTigle and Ed Mcdonald, a
brother of
THE NOTED GAMBLER,
NJ. G. Mcdonald, were convicted a short
time ago for having been engaged in the
wholesale robbery of Cook county. as
carried on by the Doodle gang for years.
McGarrigle, as warden of the county
hospital, and Mcdonald, as engineer of
the same Institution, were each SEN
fenced to three years Imprisonment,
and Judge Shepard refused to admit
them to bail, and they were
in custody, awaiting the result of
a motion for a new trial.
Being the first convictions in the Doodle
business, naturally the case excited the
strongest public interest, and if he sue
ceSsfully eludeS pursuit the wrath of
the community will be great indeed.
Although McGarrigle was in the Gus
tOdy of the sheriff on the case for which
he was tried and convicted. he was still
under bonds of over 100000 on twenty
other indictments. His bondsmen are
M. G. Mcdonald and a prominent mer-
chant. F. j. Lehman this evening
states that Attorney Grinnell declared
unqualifedly that the 6ondsmen were
yet liable, and III case McGarrigle was
not recaptured the bonds would GER
tainly be forfeited.
A NOVEL THEORY
to explain the disappearance of McGar-
rigle was quite generally discussed this
evening. The idea was nothing less
than that McGarrigle had been kid
mapped. His former companions in the
Doodle ring were the persons suspected
of making way with him. The motive
aScribed is the fear that Nc
Garrigle. whom they undoubtedly knew
was negotiating with the states
attorney, would make such disclosures
rs to beyond prcadventure send all the
indicted commissioners to the peniten-
tiary," and also involve persons not in
Office, but OF infinitely greater impOr-
tance than any yet brought to book.
The states attorney acknowledged TO-
night that tine sticking point in the con-
ferences between himself and McGar-
Eigle was the refusal of the latter To say
he would give information duplicating
M. e. Mcdonald. To bear out the kid
mapping theory, attention was called 20
numerous
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES,
blight in themselves, but the greatest
stress is laid in the fact that recapture
meant to McGarrigle rigorous prosecu-
tion on twenty-One additional indict-
mentS, while disclosure such as de-
sired guaranteed him freedom and no
risk except from the angci Of his aSSoci-
ates. The information tiat States
Attorney GrinnelI couldn't keep
tho engagement with McGarrigle
waS, it seems, communicated 10 McCar-
rlgle before 6p. IN. McGarrigle was
deeply disappointed and pleaded with